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How to Win Akali vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Akali

based on 9,960 Akali vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Akali faced off against Kai'Sa 9960 times. Having so many games with Akali vs Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate Kai'Sa. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Akali encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of her matches.

Akali vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Akali does a decent job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Akali against Kai'Sa rounds, Akali’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Akali vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameVoid StaffHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Kai'Sa

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Akali vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
6.5
5.2
< Assists >
6.3
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
155
< Minions Killed >
180
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,326
< Physical Damage >
12,626
21,237
< Magic Damage >
8,343
753
< True Damage >
439
23,318
< Damage Dealt >
21,409
26,717
< Damage Taken >
20,183
11,752
< Gold Earned >
12,636
1.5
< Towers >
2.11
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,277
< Total Healing >
4,246
14,443
< Experience >
12,916
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
73
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Akali in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some critical Akali versus Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Akali often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Akali or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Akali into Kai'Saas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Kai'Sa matchups, Akali is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Akali is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Akali, we analyzed 9,960 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Akali versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Kai'Sa than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kai'Sa as Akali, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Akali vs Kai'Sa matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Akali are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.